Games on July 4, 1959

The games of July 4, 1959

12 games were played on July 4, 1959, according to Retrosheet. The New York Yankees routed the Washington Senators 7-0, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 12-9, the Cleveland Indians over the Detroit Tigers. Decided by a single run were the Chicago Cubs 2-1 over the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Philadelphia Phillies 2-1 over the Milwaukee Braves, and the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 over the Cincinnati Redlegs. The rest of the slate: the Baltimore Orioles topped the Boston Red Sox 11-5, the Chicago Cubs fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers, 5-2, the Detroit Tigers fell to the Cleveland Indians, 6-1, the Chicago White Sox topped the Kansas City Athletics 7-4, the Kansas City Athletics topped the Chicago White Sox 8-3, the New York Yankees fell to the Washington Senators, 10-6, and the San Francisco Giants topped the St. Louis Cardinals 10-3. Doubleheaders on the date: the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Chicago Cubs, the Cleveland Indians and the Detroit Tigers, and the Chicago White Sox and the Kansas City Athletics. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Jul 3, 1959 and the next, Jul 5, 1959. For the wider picture, see the 1959 season.